It’s that time of year for college basketball junkies in the US. Affectionately known as March Madness, basketball fans of all types jump into office pools, bracketology and find time to see [ … ]
Month: October 2014
Thanks for the discount, I’m still not buying yet
By Alan Armstrong A true story: Glen came to the sales meeting on December 20 saying that he was going to close a significant deal but needed to give a [ … ]
Ask OnPM – How to deal with acquired products
by Saeed Khan Hi, we’re starting a new feature today: Ask OnPM. In short, if there’s a question you would like us to answer, ask us via our contact form [ … ]
Notes from SXSWi 2011
by Prabhakar Gopalan Tweet this: @PGopalan Notes from SXSWi 2011 for ONPM readers http://wp.me/pXBON-2fW #prodmgmt #sxswi It is the penultimate day of SXSWi (South by South West Interactive) and what [ … ]
How to Create an Effective Product Management Organization
by Saeed Khan Last week, I had the pleasure to host one of the BrainMates Product Management talks on Twitter. These are a series of weekly 1 hour open discussions [ … ]
Worth Repeating: Product Managers – Do the Opposite!
I caught a rerun of the TV show Seinfeld earlier this week. It’s been a while since I saw an episode. It was as bizarre and funny as ever. And [ … ]
Why Disruption is Driving the Need for Elegant Products
by Saeed Khan Last week I wrote a post called The Need for Elegance in Product Design. In it I said that calling something elegant is high praise, and although [ … ]
Leadership principles acquired from Kindergarten
by Jim Holland This is a follow-up to an earlier guest post Leadership Lessons from a Kindergarten Class. In that post, I introduced my firsthand observations while working with my [ … ]
5 Right Brain Workshops for Product Leaders
by Prabhakar Gopalan Tweet this: @PGopalan 5 Right Brain Workshops for Product Leaders http://wp.me/pXBON-2dX #prodmgmt It is still the beginning of the year and you are probably working on your [ … ]
SV PCamp proposed session: It’s never about price
By Alan Armstrong I’ve proposed a session for Product Camp Silicon Valley on April 2. Here’s what I want to discuss. Why do you win? Why do you lose? Why [ … ]